TheAlbany Lions junior varsity football team rolled to its second consecutive lopsided victory Thursday, Oct. 12, defeating Cross Plains 48-8 at Robert Nail Memorial Stadium.

The Moran Junior High boys cross country team finishedsecondintheteam standings at the District 13-1A meet, run Wednesday, Oct. 11 at Eula.

Two new directors, James Breeden and David Henry, were sworn in at the beginning of a meeting of the Shackelford CountyHospitalDistrict’sboard of directors that eventually yielded a five percent raise for pharmacy employees and for district administrator Brandi Green.

A ceremony dedicating the recently installed monuments honoring Albany’s state championship football teams is planned for 4:15 p.m. Friday, Oct. 20atRobertNailMemorial Stadium in advance of the Lions’ homecoming game against Roscoe.

Albany will host a meeting of Lions Club District 2E1 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

The 2023 homecoming parade is set to roll through downtown on Friday featuring Albany High School and ex-student royalty, followed by presentation of the homecoming court and crowning of the Homecoming King and Queen during the halftime ofAlbany vs. Roscoe homecoming game with a 7:00 p.m.

and! For the second consecutive year, the Ragin’ Red Band earned Division I ratings from all three judges at the Region 6 UIL Marching Contest earlier this week, advancing to the 2A Area Marching Contest in Amarillo on Saturday.

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